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Video'Outbreak: The First Response' (exclusive)
Yahoo Life and Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster Soledad O'Brien have teamed to launch the exclusive digital premiere of her documentary Outbreak: The First Response. O'Brien and her film crew were at ground zero of the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle earlier this year and they captured dramatic, heart-wrenching footage and personal stories showing the virus's toll on at-risk communities, notably the homeless population and the residents of the nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., that was de
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Colorblind firefighter sees the colors of American flag for the first time: 'I never really knew the world could look this beautiful'
While most Americans recognize the flag's iconic red, white, and blue hues, one colorblind Georgia firefighter has never seen it in its true glory. But his best friend helped change that with a special pair of glasses.
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Navy SEAL climbs flagpole to fix American flag in viral video
A video of a Navy SEAL climbing a flagpole in order to fix a wayward American flag has gone viral. "I couldn’t go by this flag this morning and not give it everything I had," the Navy SEAL wrote on Facebook.
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Teen mows the American Flag into fallen soldier's lawn: 'He was just a role model for me'
The 17-year-old said that the four-hour long process of mowing the American flag into a fallen soldier's lawn was a lot of work, "but it was worth it."
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Vietnam veteran allowed to fly flag after 20-year legal battle: 'The flag was with me through it all'
In 1999, the former combat medic was told his original flagpole, standing at 25-feet, was a visual nuisance, and inconsistent with the rules of his homeowner's association.
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Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys’s husband, says hip-hop industry lacks compassion
Iconic hip-hop producer and Alicia Keys’s husband, Swizz Beatz, isn’t afraid to tell his guy friends he loves them.
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Project meant to honor fallen soldiers earns 13-year-old student 3 days of suspension
The student built a fallen soldier battle cross made from a Nerf gun and a pair of boots, but he was quickly sent to the school administrator's office and ended up being suspended for three days.